In a ruling this week, a three member WIPO Panel gave a generic term, LawSociety.com to a group in the UK based off a trademark for "The Law Society" Here are the findings from the panel: ""The Complainant in this case was "the representative and regulatory body for the solicitors’ branch of the legal profession in England and Wales. It was founded in 1825 under the name of “The Law … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2010
Business Week Covers Domain Names
We try to point out anytime mainstream publications cover domain names and in a new post by BusinessWeek.com, they tell their readers to go get a .com "A dot-com extension is typically where customers will look for your company online, while you can use the dot-net or dot-biz extensions with your business name, they are not as memorable" ""If you haven't done so already, find the individual … [Read more...]
Quick Poll: What Was The Best Buy From The Live TRAFFIC/Domafest Conferences?
Three live domain name auctions in less than a week netted over $1.5 Million in sales from RickLatona.com TRAFFIC auction, the no/low reserve DomainFest auction and the Premier DomainFest auction, now its time to weight in on what you thought was the best buy. I made some suggestions on the right where you can vote for your favorite or comment below. … [Read more...]
Can The Huge Surge In Mobile Web Traffic Be GOOD News For Domains?
There has been much discussion in recent weeks on blogs, and even Jeff Kupietzky as part of his opening remarks from DomainFest noted that there is a huge surge of web activity from mobile devices and what the effect of navigation through mobile devices mean for the value of domains. Well in a post today in RealBusiness.co.uk, according to a small study they conducted, they held found that as … [Read more...]
Live DomainFest Auction Nets $930K
The live domain auction from Domainfest just closed with a total of $931,300 in sales by my count. LoanCalculator.com lead the way with $215K. Here are the unofficial results: … [Read more...]
Our Picks From The DomainFest Live Auction
The live auction at Domainfest will be held Thursday January 28th starting at 2pm PST. There are over 250 live domains selected for the auction. Remote bidding is available on SnapNames.com but you have to have an account and download the software in advance. (the software does not work on a Mac operating system, unless you have the PC software installed on the Mac). There are so many … [Read more...]
TechCrunch: Apple Doesn’t Own 1 iPad Domain Name
Interesting to say the least is the post by TechCrunch today that Apple does not own even 1 iPad related domain name. As you know by know Apple chose to name its tablet the iPad rather than the long rumored iSlate, even through it owned islate.com The fact that Apple went with the name of the product while not owning any related domains sure is surprising. From Tech Crunch: """(Apple) … [Read more...]